tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
messenger; envoy; emissary
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the reason is ...; it is because ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
battlefield; battleground
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
belief; faith; conviction
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
Kyōroku era (1528.8.20-1532.7.29)
Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise and fall; ups and downs
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
brilliant; bright; glorious
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
the whole world; the seven seas
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
3000; three thousand; many
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)